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This is what Horticulturalist Nic Gowans thinks about the soil on his block of land in the heart of Skipton. The 6000 square metre parcel of land is situated below Jubilee Lake and can't be built on because it's prone to flooding. As a result, the land is deemed by the Corangamite Shire to be a stranded ...

There's been a mixed response to new guidelines announced this week regarding the development and building of homes in potable water catchment areas. Minister for Water Peter Walsh made the announcement in Mansfield in north east Victoria. He says the changes now allow "sensible development" ...

Moorabool councillor and local farmer Pat Toohey claims the role of the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CCMA) needs to be questioned after the release of their draft Regional Catchment Strategy. Hear how the CCMA is seeking community input on their plan, as well as Cr Pat Toohey's ...

A new desalination plant at Avoca, north-west of Ballarat will now supply the township with clean drinking water. As a result of many years of low water levels, Avoca has been relying on a supply of saline ground water unsuitable for drinking, cooking and washing. ...

South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has threatened to halt any movement on federal legislation, until the Murray Darling Basin dispute is resolved. It's part of the washup from a bitter political stoush over suggestions by the federal water minister Barnaby Joyce that the Government won't ...